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MFA of North Macedonia warns nationals that fighting in foreign conflicts is crime
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia (MFA) reminded the country nationals that enlistment in any foreign army and participation in war conflicts abroad is crime according to North Macedonia regulations, i.e. according to the Criminal Code.
This reaction ensued after the Ukrainian Embassy in Skopje transmitted the call from the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Ukrainian President...
Name board for city of Sevastopol removed from Russian-themed children playground in Skopje
The Russian-themed children’s playground behind the Universal Hall in Skopje, built with money from the Municipality of Centar and the Russian Embassy in North Macedonia, caused a kind of a diplomatic scandal. Meta.mk discovered that among the boards with names of Russian cities, there was a board with the name of the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol. It's the...
Macedonian President Pendarovski and the Foreign Affairs Ministry condemned the burning of the Bulgarian flag at the Vevchani Carnival
President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski condemned the act of burning the Bulgarian flag at the Vevchani Carnival.
"The burning of the Bulgarian flag during the Vevchani Carnival is inadmissible and it must be condemned. It is necessary to build trust, understanding, and respect among the neighbors," wrote Pendarovski on his official Facebook page.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry (MFA) of North...
In June, the Macedonian-Greek group for trademarks starts with the word Macedonia
The first joint meeting between the international group of experts from North Macedonia and Greece on names for commercial purposes, trademarks and design networks will be held in June, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
At today's meeting in Thessaloniki, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Viktor Dimovski, and Secretary General for International Economic Relations at the...
MFA tells Moscow: The future will confirm the correctness of the Prespa Agreement
In response to yesterday's statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the MFA (Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) says that the procedure for passing the constitutional changes in accordance with the Prespa Agreement is with full respect of the envisaged parliamentary procedure and the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, and expressed regret that Russia "in a negative...
Moscow: The constitutional changes are against the will of the people, the UN’s Security Council should discuss the name
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Informing and Press Relations has called the passing of the new amendments of the Macedonian Constitution in order to change the country's name as "an artificial change of the country's name in order for an enforced entering of Skopje into NATO" and stated that the problem with the country's renaming should...
MFA hand Hungary protest note over Gruevski’s escape
The foreign ministry sent a "protest note" to Hungary after convicted former prime minister Nikola Gruevski fled to Budapest and claimed asylum.
Hungarian ambassador Laszlo Duks was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to meet with State Secretary Viktor Dimovski.
"The purpose of the meeting was to hand over a protest note from Macedonia to the Hungarian side, on the...
Dimitrov and Palmer discuss new political developments
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov today met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Palmer, who is on a working visit to Macedonia. at the Macedonian Foreign Ministry
The meeting focused on the country's Euro-Atlantic perspectives, as well as the current political situation in Macedonia and the region. They discussed negotiations with NATO,...
Sofia: Politicians in Macedonia must show maturity, loss of time is not beneficial
Political elite of our neighbor must show maturity and find a way to solve difficult problems. The pledge is the future of the state and the future of all its citizens. This is written in its position by the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"The referendum is the highest democratic practice - with the expressed will of those who participated...
Greek MFA says the result of the referendum is contradictory, but they respect the choice of the citizens
Greece is following closely, albeit from the appropriate distance, the developments in the friendly country of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and remains committed to the Prespa Agreement.
The result of the referendum in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, though it is a consultative referendum and not part of the binding clauses of the Prespa agreement, is contradictory....
Greece to expel two Russian diplomats over attempts to undermine the name dispute Treaty
The Greek government has decided to expel two Russian diplomats and ban the entry of two others, accusing them of attempting to interfere in Greece's internal affairs, as well as undermining the Agreement regarding the name with Macedonia, reports the Greek daily “Kathimerini”.
Diplomats have been charged with attempts to obtain and distribute information, as well as the bribing of...
Protests planned across 13 cities in northern Greece, MFA advises caution to Macedonian citizens
Tonight, at 19.30h there will be coordinated protests across 13 cities in Northern Greece, where protestors will send a message that Macedonia is one country and it is Greek. Organizers are calling for protestors to bring the Greek flag, irrelevant of any political party affiliation.
In many cities, demonstrations are supported by the local government, mayors, and also by the...
MFA warns against travelling to Greek cities where protests are being held tomorrow
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a warning to all citizens planning to travel to Greece tomorrow. The Greek organization “The Committee for the fight for the Greek character of Macedonia” has announced protests tomorrow in fourteen major cities in Northern Greece, all protesting against the use of the word “Macedonia”. Protests begin at 19 o’clock.
The Ministry of...
Ivanov believes the expulsion of Russian diplomat is a hasty decision
President Gjorge Ivanov believes that the decision made by the Macedonian MFA to expel a Russian diplomat, was hasty, reports the presidential office.
"As a candidate country for EU membership, Macedonia follows EU policy and its decisions made by consensus and on a EU level. Given that the decisions to expel Russian diplomats are not an expression of harmonized views...
Macedonia expels Russian diplomat, Russia calls the move hostile and unwarranted
The Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it has decided to expel a diplomat from the Russian Federation following the poisoning of x-spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, United Kingdom.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to announce that after close consultation with our EU and NATO allies and partners and in solidarity with the United Kingdom of...
Kotzias greeted by protesters and banners outside the Foreign Ministry
During a meeting between Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, a group of citizens gathered in front of the Foreign Ministry.
They carried banners that were written in English, saying "Our name is Macedonia", "Kotzias go home, you are not welcome in Macedonia", "Stop the Holocaust against Macedonians" and "Stop Racism and Discrimination against Macedonians".
After...
Greek MFA: The renaming of the highway and the airport is an important step away from the irredentism
Last night, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece greeted the decision of the Macedonian government to rename the "Alexander the Macedonian" highway and the Skopje airport "Alexander the Great" into "Friendship" and "International airport Skopje."
"We greet today's decision of the government of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia to rename the airport at Skopje into "International airport...
Athens got angry with Hahn because in an interview for Spiegel he erroneously referenced the country as Macedonia and not FYROM
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affair issued an announcement regarding Commissioner Johannes Hahn's numerous references to the name Macedonia instead of FYROM.
In a lengthy interview for the German magazine "Der Spiegel" Hahn has constantly used the name Macedonia whenever he addressed the negotiations for the country's EU accession.
Athens has called on Hahn to "respect international legality"
„We call on...
Dimitrov to EU ambassadors: We can be a factor of success
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, at today's meeting with the ambassadors of the member states of the European Union, reiterated Macedonia's commitment to start accession negotiations with the EU and the need to pay attention to the EU integration process.
Dimitrov also informed about concrete reform activities in the judiciary, good governance, public administration and monitoring of communications, the Ministry of...
The MFA condemns the burning of the Macedonian flag in Thessaloniki
The Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reacted to the major protest yesterday in Thessaloniki, where a Macedonian flag was burned. Despite building confidence measures by the two governments, unfortunately, there are still incidents of people still living in the past, said the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"The entire region and our two countries are on the...
